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SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890
FLORENCE, OREGON
Community loses beloved, longtime firefighter
Harry Moore served the district for more than 40 years, training and inspiring others
B Y M ARK B RENNAN
Siuslaw News
F
lorence native Harry Moore
passed away on Nov. 18, 2017,
after a long battle with cancer at
the age of 64 years old.
Moore was a longtime member of
the Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue
District, having served with distinc-
tion for more than 40 years.
He began his tenure as a volunteer
officer in 1971 and served in numer-
ous capacities at SVFR, retiring from
paid duty in 2013.
Moore was a mentor and friend to
many younger firefighters during this
time, working with and training indi-
viduals who are now current members
of SVFR — many in leadership posi-
tions.
One of those who had the opportu-
nity to work closely with Moore is
SVFR recruitment and Retention offi-
cer, Pete Warren.
“Harry was the guy who who made
the department a better and safer
place. He was that one guy whom
everybody, not just a few, but all
would either say out loud or think, ‘I
better not screw up’ or ‘Harry will find
Harry Moore retired
as SVFR battallon
chief in 2013
out,’” Warren said,
“Well, we all knew what
that meant.
“Harry left our fire-
fighter family way too
soon and will always
live in the hearts of our
department.”
Many
community
members have had the
good fortune to work
with Moore over the
years, spending quality time with the
friendly, outgoing man.
One of the individuals that had the
opportunity to get to know the charac-
ter and good intentions of Moore was
former SVFR member and paid
department captain Brian Jagoe, who
spoke fondly of the man that he knew
and considered a close friend.
“He gave his heart and soul to our
community, first as a volunteer fire-
fighter and then as the first career fire-
fighter. Not only responding to
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Giving Thanks
New CAO at
PHPH takes
leadership reins
VOTES IN NEW
COUNCILOR
Jason Hawkins
transitions into lead
role as Ric Yecny
prepares to step down
Susan Snow approved as
City Councilor; Woahink
Lake water rights
discussed
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Siuslaw News
B Y J ARED A NDERSON
Siuslaw News
PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical
Center (PHPH) of Florence has
installed a new Chief Administrative
Officer (CAO).
Jason Hawkins recently arrived in
town to take over leadership of the
organization, as current CAO Rick
Yecny will be retiring later in the year.
Hawkins has a long history of high
profile administrative experience, most
recently as CEO of Fulton County
I
“We can’t
accomplish our
mission just within
the four walls of this
hospital”
— New CAO Jason Hawkins
Medical Center, in McConnellsburg,
Pa.
He was responsible for overall plan-
ning and operations of the hospital
facility, physician recruitment, strate-
gic planning and leadership develop-
ment, and will have many of those
same responsibilities at PHPH.
He and his wife DeAnn are enjoy-
ing the beginning of their time in
Florence.
“So far our transition has been fan-
tastic. My wife and I are renting a
place in Old Town, so we have been
able to go down to Bay Street and
experience some of the wonderful din-
ing available here,” Hawkins said.
“Rick has been introducing us to folks
here and there, and we’ve been getting
out and about and getting to know our
new community. Everyone has been so
nice. It’s been just great.”
There are strong similarities
between the clients that Hawkins
served and the facility he oversaw in
Pennsylvania and his new assignment
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Florence celebrated the spirit of giving this week as two organizations provided the area
with free, community meals. On Thanksgiving, the Florence Kiwanis Foundation held its
8th annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner at the Elks Lodge, where over 200 dinners
were served by scores of volunteers from the community. All of the traditional
Thanksgiving trimmings were served, all free to the public. And on Sunday, Nov. 18, the
Cross Road Assembly of God church held a community dinner at the Florence Events
Center, which served more than 300 people for a nondenominational celebration and
meal.
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n a special session of the Dunes
City Council on Tuesday, the coun-
cil voted unanimously to appoint
Dunes City resident Susan Snow as the
new city councilor.
The position had opened months
earlier with the passing of former
mayor Rebecca Ruede. Then council-
man Robert Forsythe stepped into the
role of mayor, leaving a vacant seat on
the council.
“Every single one of those resumés
was impressive and any of those peo-
ple could sit up here and do the job
without a doubt,” Councilor Duke
Wells said. “But I liked Susan Snow
because her resumé was very impres-
sive. What I really liked is the the idea
that she does live here. She hasn't lived
here for very long, but I like the idea of
having fresh eyes. I think a fresh per-
ception of what's going on in Dunes
City is a good thing. That was the main
reason why I chose Susan.”
Snow comes to Dunes City after a
long career in the U.S. Air Force.
Over the years, Snow has held
numerous positions within the military
branch, including Director of
Operations for the Air Force Pentagon,
where she was tasked with consolidat-
ing the space the service used in the
facility. Her efforts led to the Air Force
having the least footprint of any serv-
ice at the Pentagon, saving the service
millions of dollars.
She also worked as Deputy
Inspector General, Inspections for the
Air Force District of Washington, DC,
overseeing all of the service's inspec-
tion programs to include coordinating,
monitoring and establishing program
objectives. She was the gatekeeper for
all inspections, evaluations, assess-
ments and other inspection related vis-
its.
In the 1980s, Snow worked a num-
ber of years for NASA, designing,
constructing and testing prototype
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